St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-12-10
UNDER A DELUSION.
CONDUCT OF EN-SENA-
TOR JONES IN DETROIT.
He Thinks Himself the Victim of n Con-
spiracy-Why He Had to Leave Two
Hotels-At Present Stopping at the House
of a Friend Efforts to Get Him Away.

Since the expiration OF MS term OF
office ex-senator Jones, of Florida, has
no, been prominently before the people
of tho countrv I'm tn that time no drew
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ul'l'le"o"'' i'o'V' '''y upon AiAi''. - ""'
lie" men could nave more 4uletly VI
more stubbornly submitted to the ad-
verse criticism to which he was sub
iccted He had suddenly left his place
a., Sonata ,,-horo bo had oco,;rnd an
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ehNiaole ieP"t'Iloh "''""So Vi MS H'"''
manshlp, his ability as constitutional
LAWYER and his honesty. lie came TO
Detroit three wears AFRO, upOn invitation
If W g Thomnson to make a visit
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WIG Il las : own NV g iNl;',,'''
M"ril was At i,i7' n','''' " ''''' ''' &"
genial, sociabIc, able, and possessed OF
sufficient means to live extensively.
Will, those mean, he was ever ready to
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ne very soon "e'''iHe i"'Il'''c'' WIN '''>
current local movements OF men anu
affairs. He occupied luxurious apart
mems at the Russell House. sought out
l,,,1.;nl,.al .,,ir;tu NJ tro 4.i,. and made
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d'9!'"oIe "''I""''''''',.N" an W.
Among these was MISS 'Io'l''e l7'!il>'
a Young lady of great wealth, pleasing
manners. and the highest position So
c;.,11,- Eor from brinr br,n,y She
'>'s, ,..,'. ea,,,,I w. 80. sa,o+o.
nevertheless Wa '0'''''' y '','','
Jones to be extremely a''F"E1l|t' anu nc
at once became her ayoWed sutton lie
was persistent. but it's believed that the
lal,- never fora moment rayc him a seri-
,I.,,,,u1,, o,lti,a t,n,r .;nrc. ca,,,n tn
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an VICTORIOUS e'l"' 1t - ''i''''l ',o'' ',''.'
he THINKS It was through no ladlt Oh MS
own or prejudice on the part of Miss
pa,n,. That he did not succeed in This,
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pI'h"' 10Y '' NV ~ ",
refused TO fc'dfLl' elmer 10 N"7iI'il- ION
OIL to Florida or 70 leave Detroit at all. IS
necessarily somewhat vague, because the
reasons 1t which Ac hInta are uhrrFtalh
and apparently based upon a foundation
of little fact and much Imagination.
He believes himself the Virllm OF
conspiracy within the Democratic party.
This combination AGAINST him involves
statesmen, politicians and newspapers.
II followed him through tour OF Eu-
rope. was made chiefly manifest at the
banquet riycn him by The lord mayor OF
Dublin, doggeU his official life at " ash
ingtou. lhWarted his purposes, maligned
his character and was menace to his
life. This, in brief, has been the eX-
senator's Jete Hoir. He has limited at
assassination if he went home, has seen
malice in items of the Eastern press that
seemed perfectly innocent to all Others
and has traced the evidences OF con-
spiracy among legislative members in
their prescribed course of public duty;
He has vowed that he will down all
this opposition, and with this VOW IS
linked another-that he will remain IN
Detroit until that purpose is accom-
plished
At one time his belief that he was the
victim of conspiracy found vent in some
remarkable letters written to his trends
in Detroit. They are said to have been
/ violent to an astonishing degree. What
! ever may have been their character 1t
was from them that then started the hrst
whisperings of lack of faith in his men
tai condition. On this point it is impos-
sible to speak accurately as yet. In con-
yersation on general subjects the exsen-
/ ator seems not only sane, but to have